Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (32-20, 1st in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Thursday, May 30, 2024, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (27-25, 5th in KBO).

The Tigers have accounted for 93 doubles as a team and have hit 59 balls out of the park. Kia is slugging .443 and have been called out on strikes 345 times, while drawing a walk on 200 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.7 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 287 runs batted in and 547 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is at .291. They have accounted for 302 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .364.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has earned a batting average of .291 for his career in baseball, in addition to 155 scored runs and an OPS of .810. He has been struck out 167 times and has walked on 73 occasions, contributing to a .355 on-base %. In his career, Kim has hit 21 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 97 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .455 and he has racked up 351 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 866 times and has come through with a hit 225 times.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,427 putouts for the season, as well as 538 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .972 which has them sitting 10th in the league and they have turned 50 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 47 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.3%.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.98 for the season (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 396 hitters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 49 long balls and 258 runs (9th in the league). Kia has yielded 486 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 210 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Dinos have a team SLG% of .414 and they average 5.47 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 86 doubles, while getting a free base 221 times and scoring 290 runs. NC has tallied 53 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 282 RBIs. They have struck out on 445 occasions (1st in KBO) and have totaled 505 base hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .368 and a batting average of .274 so far this season.

Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kwon has drawn a walk 406 times while being called out on strikes on 551 attempts. He has accounted for 418 runs in addition to having 470 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .361 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .764. He has gone yard 89 times, as well as 1,197 total bases and a .403 slugging percentage. For the 2,968 at-bats in his pro career, Kwon has a batting average of .263 in addition to 780 hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 37 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in the league). The Dinos have racked up 482 assists, 35 errors and have earned a total of 1,420 putouts so far this year. In their 50 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 33 times and been caught 17 times (34.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.382 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.75 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.22 (397 strikeouts vs 179 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 475. They have surrendered 42 homers and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The NC pitching staff have given up 250 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.22 (222 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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